When to go · Heijing
Heijing in February
Avoid month. Outside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Is another month better than February?
February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in February
- HeijingHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 5 °C (41 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 41 °F (5 °C), rain on about 5 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) big impact
Spring Festival: about 5–11 Feb 2027 (New Year's Day 6 Feb; official dates set late in the year — check) · China
Chunyun travel rush for about 40 days around it; shops and small restaurants close for up to a week, trains and flights sell out, hotel prices jump. Big sights stay open with crowds.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Heijing, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Avoid
Mar: Great (better)
Daytime high
Feb: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Mar: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Feb: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Mar: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 5 (better)
Mar: 6
Crowds
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 1
Mar: 0
February: Outside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
March: Inside Heijing's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Heijing: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings